Royals gets tough on the court

That’s the headline of today’s story about UAlbany junior guard Sarah Royals, whose team faces West Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at 3 p.m. in Baton Rouge, La. The game will be shown in its entirety on ESPN in the Capital Region.

Tough is the first word that comes to mind when you think of Sarah. Tenacious, resilient, smart and selfless are other applicable adjectives. Watching the way she played throughout the tourney undoubtedly should command respect. The championship game against Stony Brook became a game of how many different ways can we foul Sarah. She was undaunted and stayed on her game and in the game. I was very surprised that she did not receive any form of acknowledgement for her efforts ( NOT a knock on the recipients in any way, she simply stood out to me). If she and the girls play at their highest level, today will not be their only game!!

Sarah has improved immensely since her freshman year and is as tough as they come..what she needs to harness in on, is she forces way too much going to the rack and turns the ball over….all in all, the lady Danes, are still the best ticket in town as far as being consistant and a proven winner….we need to get more BIGS on campus to help when the game is called too closely..we don’t have enough bench to fill in..